What color is #040827?

#040827 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040827?

The RGB value is 4, 8, 39: 4 red, 8 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040827?

The complementary color is #272304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040827 color

#040827 rgb(4, 8, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #040827 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.1% green and 15.3% blue (4, 8, 39).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.64:1).

#040827 color codes

HEX	`#040827`
RGB	`rgb(4, 8, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 3.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 90%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 79%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.12, 7.14, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.12, 20.71, 290.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.503, 0.346, 1.959)`
Decimal	`264231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040827, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #040827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #040827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040827; }
.text { color: #040827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 8 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040827, #110427); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #040827?: #040827 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040827?: The RGB value is 4, 8, 39: 4 red, 8 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040827?: The complementary color is #272304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.